Etymology

overvote

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Today it means: A case in which a voter has marked a ballot for more choices than allowed by the rules Full definition →

English vote ← Latin vōtum ← Proto-Italic *wowitos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wegʷʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wogʷʰéyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*woɣʷeō
  10. Proto-Italic*woɣʷetos
  11. Proto-Italic*wowitos
  12. Latinvōtus
  13. Latinvōtum
  14. Englishvote
  15. English todayovervote

From over- + vote.

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